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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/Black/White
Coach: Matt McFarland
League: Section 8 Conference IV
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Matthaei 6'3" 240 Senior OL
John Pedranghelu 5'10" 170 Senior RB
Tom Talenti 5'10" 180 Senior LB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -12.6
2014 National Rank: #10703
2014 State Rank: #404
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: -5.1
2015 National Rank: #9047
2015 State Rank: #314
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13716
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 61-45 (55-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.8
2014 Points Against Average: 15.6
2014 Differential: +9.2
2014 Wins: #10357 Mineola (New Hyde Park) (24-21), #10848 Seaford (28-22), #12526 Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury) (21-20), #13075 West Hempstead (24-15), #13071 Carle Place (22-14), #13880 Cold Spring Harbor (39-7), #14105 Malverne (35-8), #14613 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (35-12)
2014 Losses: #7811 Roosevelt (21-7), #10357 Mineola (New Hyde Park) (16-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 53-41
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 West Hempstead (28-7), 9/19/15 South (Valley Stream) (28-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 West Hempstead, 9/19 at South (Valley Stream), 9/26 Roslyn (Roslyn Heights), 10/3 Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury), 10/10 at Malverne, 10/17 at Seaford, 10/24 Cold Spring Harbor, 10/31 at East Rockaway
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Seaford (-13.4), Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury) (-29.1), West Hempstead (-35)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Roslyn (Roslyn Heights) (-47.8), Cold Spring Harbor (-42.2), East Rockaway (-40.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.8 (-24.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #441
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13746
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%